BOONE — Military personnel were honored and remembered by more than 250 people at a community Memorial Day ceremony hosted by the High Country Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America.
BOONE — Members of the High Country Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America and volunteers from the community placed American … Read moreHonoring the Fallen: Volunteers place American Flags at hundreds of veteran graves
BOONE — Each Memorial Day weekend, Appalachian State University commemorates those who died while serving in the U.S. military with a wreath l… Read moreMarine Corps veteran Dr. Seth Grooms lays wreath for App State’s Memorial Day commemoration
BOONE — Internationally acclaimed jazz artist Emmet Cohen and his award-winning trio take to the Appalachian Theatre stage in Boone at 7:30 p.… Read moreEmmet Cohen Trio featured at High Country Jazz Festival
Editor’s Note: This article features news and photos from past editions of the Watauga Democrat. Read moreThis week in the archives: Death penalty, LSD coffee, trapped in dirt and rock
BOONE — Watauga High School's Marine Corps Junior ROTC celebrated the year's success with a traditional Mess Night for the cadets and their fr… Read moreHigh school ROTC program celebrates end of the year with a traditional Mess Night
Rooster Rock Supply Co. celebrated the grand opening of its location in the Village of Blowing Rock with a ribbon cutting with the Chamber of … Read moreRooster Rock Supply Co. celebrates grand opening with ribbon cutting
BOONE — The Boone Sunrise Rotary Club awarded six local organizations $7,000 for their spring grant cycle, bringing the amount distributed thi… Read moreBoone Sunrise Rotary Club awards $7,000 to community organizations
BOONE — A man's body was found in Winkler Creek in Boone on Wednesday afternoon. Read moreMan's body found in Boone creek, no foul play suspected
BOONE — Community members gathered on Memorial Day afternoon at Mount Lawn Cemetery to celebrate and honor veterans who have passed. Read moreMount Lawn Cemetery hosts Memorial Day Remembrance Service
A quick-thinking gasoline tanker driver quickly extinguished a fire in the trucks brakes Sunday night in Vilas to avert a potential crisis. Ac… Read moreQuick-thinking gasoline tanker driver extinguishes brake fire before it got out of hand
Crime
The following information is courtesy of the Boone Police Department. All suspects are consi… Read morePolice reports
TODD — There are many types of forests in North Carolina, each representing a unique forest … Read moreKeep your eyes peeled for the fall cankerworm this year
WATAUGA — Jennie Hanifan has been sworn in as Watauga County Soil and Water Supervisor and t… Read moreHanifan sworn in to Watauga County Soil and Water supervisor position
BOONE — National Geographic Society CEO Jill Tiefenthaler will give the keynote address at t… Read moreNational Geographic Society CEO to speak at App State’s Appalachian Energy Summit June 7
Crime
The following information is courtesy of the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office. All suspects a… Read moreSheriff's reports
MONROE, N.C. — Watauga's composite middle school track and field teams wrapped up their season at the 2023 NCRunners Middle School Elite Invit… Read moreWatauga middle school track concludes fantastic season
BOONE — Watauga Pioneer athletes and coaches racked up 80 Northwestern 3A/4A Athletic Conference awards across seven different spring sports teams. Read moreWatauga spring sports accrue over 80 conference awards
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — App State belted three home runs and put together a pair of four-run innings, but were outlasted by Troy 10-9 in 10 innings… Read moreTrojans top Mountaineers, 10-9, in extra innings of Sun Belt tourney opener
The following are highlights from teams across Watauga County for the week of May 17 to May 23. Read moreSports In Brief: May 24
The following information was provided by AppHealthCare. Restaurants, food stands, meat markets, education food services and mobil food units … Read moreWatauga County health inspections
BOONE — Internationally acclaimed jazz artist Emmet Cohen and his award-winning trio take to the Appalachian Theatre stage in Boone at 7:30 p.… Read moreEmmet Cohen Trio featured at High Country Jazz Festival
Positive Partners Dog Training Founder Brianne Harris celebrated the official opening of the new location at 643-Q Greenway Road in Boone with… Read morePositive Partners Dog Training celebrates opening of new facility
Rooster Rock Supply Co. celebrated the grand opening of its location in the Village of Blowing Rock with a ribbon cutting with the Chamber of … Read moreRooster Rock Supply Co. celebrates grand opening with ribbon cutting
BLOWING ROCK — Gardener's Gallery is Blowing Rock's newest small business, selling a variety of plants on the property of Blowing Rock Antiques. Read moreGardener's Gallery opens plant shop in Blowing Rock
